The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-09-24

wrapped up in his blankets between some
rocks, also the saddle and bride, would
indicate that he had taken sick and had
lain down and died. He was known to
be suffering from some malady.
New Northwest: The Castle mountain
mines, east of White Sulphur Springs,
appear to be fully justifyine the best an
ticipations of them, and much attention is
being directed to them at present. Mon
tana seems equal to all demands upon her.
| If the COWS die mine is struck while
digging hole for the carcasses.
Representative Hanscom, of Silver Bow,
is the Montana delegate to the national
assembly of the Knights of Labor, which
meets at Minneapolis, the latter part of
this month. The basis of the representa-
ton at the national assembly is one dele
gate for each 5000 members of any DIS
trict. Montana is only entitled to one
delegate.
The verdict of the coroner's jury in the
case of A. J. Leopold, the brakeman re-
Gently killed in the yard at Anaconda, has
just been made public. Itholds the Mon
tana Central railway responsible on ac-
count of the ore cars not having the prop
er step and side hold for the use of brake
men. The verdict was rendered sealed
and has just been opened.
Wednesday morning Allen Myers, a
ranchman living ten miles from Bozeman,
was handling his rifle. He thought it
was not loaded, when it accidentally dis
charged, killing his ten year-old daughter
who was standing in front of him. The
bullet passed clear through her body
and struck another of his daughters, aged
years, in the hip, ,nflicting a serious
wound. The father is prostrated with
griet.
The officials of the new county of Cas-
cade are as follows: Commissioners, ].
A. Harris, Chas. Wegner, J. A. Wall
sheriff, G. P. Downing; assessor, r. 7.
Gorham: treasurer, A. E. Dickerman
clerk and recorder, ]. w. Matkin; probate
Judge, H. p Rolfe; county attorney, G
W. Taylor; county superintendent OF
schools, Miss Bessie Ford; coroner, J. H
Fairfield; public administrator, J. W.
Staunton.
A successful Jail delivery was enacted
at Billings Tuesday. There we're four
/ prisoners confined in the Jail. They were
permitted to occupy the corridor outside
the cells during the day, and in some
manner sawed hole through the floor
They next worked tunnel through the
foundation and In broad daylight effected
their escape. Two of them proceeded VI
town and were soon returned to the jail
but the other two, awaiting trial for forg
cry, escaped to the hills.
Missoulian: Benway, alias Nine Pipes
a bad Indian and horse thief, had hitherto
confined his depredatlons to horse stealing
on the reservation uutil the other day
when he stole another Indians wife and
carried her off to Butte. A few days age
he ventured back to the reservation ano
Policeman Antoine Kicking Horse arrest
ed him and took him before Chief Arlee
who personally administered to the cul
prit 15C lashes. This stealing mems
wives has got to be stopped.
G. D. Forrest of Billings, who was pro
prietor Of the Park hotel recently burned
at that place, sent his wife to Minneapolis
few days ago for medical treatment
giving her $4,000. A young surveyor
named Thompson, with whom she was ac
quainted, joined her at Custer, from
whence they travelled eastward together
Forrest, learning of the affair, started il
pursuit of his wife, but on reaching the
flour city was unable to find any trace o1
her. She is forty years old and said to be
unattractive. Two thousand dollars IS 6
large sum of money to trust some wives
with.
Montana Live Stock Journal: DR.. J
G. Alloway, the Dakota veterinarian, ha!
appointed DR.. H. Holloway, of Montana
as deputy veterinarian Of Dakota, and DR.
Holloway has appointed DR.. Alloway dep
uty for Montana. This action was brough
about at the suggestion of the board o
stock commissioners to enable the dupu-
ties to follow diseased animals across the
borders of either territory. Similar ar
rangements have been made with Or.
D. Hopkins, territorial veterinarian o
Wyoming, and Il like proposition will b
made to DR.. McEachran, chief veterina
rian of Canada.
AT a recent board of trade meeting il
Butte, the excessive freight rate charged
by the Union Pacific railroad on salt will
which to operate the smelters of the sill
yer city was discussed. The general tom
of the discussion expressed willingness
on the part of the merchants to unite in